Protective shield for arthrograms

Abstract

An adjustably positioned X-ray shield for an X-ray table has viewing means through a flexible shield element with a removable flexible lower portion and flexible removable hand shields for protection of a radiologist or the like during x-ray diagnosis or treatment requiring patient manipulation such as knee arthrograms and spinal myelograms.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An X-ray shield for protecting an operator physically gripping a patient upon an X-ray table during irradation and adapted for removable attachment to a diagnostic table comprising: a frame having vertical legs depending from a horizontal cross piece;   a pair of feet connected one to the bottom of each said legs in angularly adjustable relation thereto and being adapted for slidable engagement with at least one of two tracks extending along the top of said table for mounting said frame in adjustable position on said table in extension above the table;   an upper sheet of flexible radiation resistance material depending from said crosspiece between said legs with a lead glass window therein, and removably attached to said legs for protecting said operator standing on the opposite side of said shield from the table from stray X-rays and secondary radiation; a lower sheet of flexible radiation resistant material having attachment means along the top thereof adapted to cooperate with attachment means along the bottom of said upper sheet for removably engaging said sheets in overlapping relation whereby said lower sheet is free to move about the top thereof for extension over said table to protect the hands of said operator thereat.   
     
     
       2. The shield of claim 1 further defined by laces separately adapted for extension through spaced openings along a side of said upper sheet and about one of said frame legs for lacing a side of the sheet to a leg as the removable attachment of sheet and legs. 
     
     
       3. The shield of claim 1 further defined by said tracks on said table including inverted T shaped slots in said table top extending longitudinally of the table along opposite sides thereof and said feet comprising plates adapted for captive slidable disposition in a track slot beneath the upright portion of the slot and each of said feet having an upright portion rotatably engaging the bottom end of a leg through said slots whereby said feet are angularly adjustable to slidably engage separate tracks with the frame across the top of the table and to slidably engage a single track with the frame above the table top along one side thereof. 
     
     
       4. The shield of claim 3 further defined by locking means extending substantially vertically in threaded engagement through a foot plate for locking the position of said frame on said table. 
     
     
       5. The shield of claim 1 further defined by each of said feet having an elongated configuration with an upright element threadably engaging a leg and at least one of said feet having locking means thereon for engaging a track to lock the foot and thus the frame position. 
     
     
       6. The shield of claim 1 further defined by at least one hand shield formed of flexible radiation shielding material with a hand strap mounted on a first side thereof and mating attachment means on the top thereof and on the bottom of said second sheet for removably engaging said hand shield and bottom sheet with said strap disposed on the opposite side of said hand shield from the side normally facing X-rays.